The final reunion for Merrill’s Marauders

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  • Lester Hollenback, of Deltona, Fla., left, a surviving member of the famed WWII Army unit Merrill’s Marauders, talks with visitors as they look over memorabilia, during a gathering of remaining members, family and history buffs, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
  • Memorabilia from the famed WWII Army unit Merrill’s Marauders is displayed on a table during a gathering of remaining members, family and history buffs, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
  • Gilbert Howland, of Langhorn, Pa., one of the few remaining members of the famed WWII Army unit Merrill’s Marauders, poses for a portrait with a plaque bearing a photo of his younger self, during a gathering of remaining members, family and history buffs, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
  • David Allan, of Rockhill SC, left, a surviving members of the famed WWII Army unit Merrill’s Marauders talks with Britt Fuller, of Tallahassee Fla., whose grandfather Lonzie Whitfield was a member of the unit, during a gathering of remaining members, family and history buffs, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
  • Memorabilia from the famed WWII Army unit Merrill’s Marauders is is displayed on a table during a gathering of remaining members, family and history buffs, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
  • Surviving members of the famed WWII Army unit Merrill’s Marauders, David Allan, of Rockhill SC, left, and Robert Passanisi, of Lindenhurst NY, shake hands during a gathering of remaining members, family and history buffs, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
  • This Aug. 2, 1944 photo, courtesy of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, with a caption that reads “Ind-Bur cpgn, Sitapur Myitkyina, Burma 2 Aug 44, 5307th. war cool Infantry time out to read old mags. Less than 75 yards from enemy positions,” shows members of the famed WWII Army unit Merrill’s Marauders, on display during a gathering of remaining members, family and history buffs, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. (U.S. Army Signal Corps via AP)
  • Gilbert Howland, of Langhorn, Pa., one of the few remaining members of the famed WWII Army unit Merrill’s Marauders, holds his original ID card, during a gathering of remaining members, family and history buffs, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
  • Lester Hollenback, of Deltona, Fla., left, a surviving member of the famed WWII Army unit Merrill’s Marauders, salutes for a portrait during a gathering of remaining members, family and history buffs, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. (Gerald Herbert/AP)